Bruton's government
The Bruton government was the 24th government of the Republic of Ireland , in office from December 15, 1994 to June 26, 1997.
After the parliamentary elections on November 25, 1992, Fianna Fáil (FF) and Labor Party (ILP) formed a coalition, Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Albert Reynolds (FF). On November 17, 1994, Labor left the government. Fine Gael (FG), Labor and Democratic Left (DL) formed a new government. John Bruton , the chairman of Fine Gael, was elected the new Taoiseach by Parliament on December 15, 1994 with 85 votes to 74. The ministers were elected at the same meeting and then appointed by the President . The ministers of state were appointed on December 20th. In the parliamentary elections on June 6, 1997 , the previous governing parties lost their majority and only got 75 of the 166 seats. The new head of government was Bertie Ahern (FF), a minority government made up of Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrats (PD), who jointly held 82 of the 166 mandates.
composition
| minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Taoiseach (Prime Minister) | John Bruton | FG | - | ||
|
Tánaiste (Vice Prime Minister) Foreign Minister |
Dick Spring | ILP | - | ||
| Finance minister | Ruairi Quinn | ILP | - | ||
| Minister of Health | Michael Noonan | FG | - | ||
| Minister for Transport, Energy and Communication | Michael Lowry | FG | - | ||
| John Bruton (acting) | FG | - | |||
| Alan Dukes | FG | - | |||
| Minister for Equality and Legal Reform | Mervyn Taylor | ILP | - | ||
| Minister for Art, Culture and the Gaeltacht | Michael D. Higgins | ILP | - | ||
| Environment Minister | Brendan Howlin | ILP | - | ||
| Minister of Education | Niamh Bhreathnach | ILP | - | ||
| Minister of Justice | Nora Owen | FG | - | ||
| Minister of Social Affairs | Proinsias De Rossa | DL | - | ||
| Minister for Tourism and Trade | Enda Kenny | FG | - | ||
| Minister for Enterprise and Employment | Richard Bruton | FG | - | ||
| Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forests | Ivan Yates | FG | - | ||
| Minister of Defense Minister for Marine Affairs |
Hugh Coveney | FG | - | ||
| Seán Barrett | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State | |||||
| Office | Surname | Political party | Term of office | ||
| Minister of State at the Taoiseach | Seán Barrett | FG | - | ||
| Jim Higgins | FG | - | |||
| Gay Mitchell | FG | - | |||
| Avril Doyle | FG | - | |||
| Donal Carey | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State at the Tánaiste | Eithne FitzGerald | ILP | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defense | Seán Barrett | FG | - | ||
| Jim Higgins | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Phil Hogan | FG | - | ||
| Jim Higgins | FG | - | |||
| Hugh Coveney | FG | - | |||
| Avril Doyle | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State for the Government | Pat Rabbitte | DL | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Enterprise and Employment | - | ||||
| Eithne FitzGerald | ILP | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Energy and Communication | Emmet Stagg | ILP | - | ||
| Avril Doyle | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Health | Brian O'Shea | ILP | - | ||
| Austin Currie | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice | - | ||||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education | - | ||||
| Bernard Allen | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of the Environment | - | ||||
| Liz McManus | DL | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Foreign Ministry | Joan Burton | ILP | - | ||
| Gay Mitchell | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Trade | Toddy O'Sullivan | ILP | - | ||
| Avril Doyle | FG | - | |||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Affairs | Bernard Durkan | FG | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forests | Jimmy Deenihan | FG | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Marine Affairs | Eamon Gilmore | DL | - | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Art, Culture and the Gaeltacht | Donal Carey | FG | - | ||
Appointments and renaming
On January 27, 1995, two other ministers of state were appointed: Donal Carey and Avril Doyle .
The Treasury Secretary of State Phil Hogan resigned on February 9, 1995. Jim Higgins became the new Minister of State .
On May 23, 1995, the Secretary of State for Defense and the Marine Affairs Hugh Coveney resigned and was appointed Secretary of State in the Treasury. He was followed by Minister of Defense Seán Barrett, Minister of State . Secretary of State Jim Higgins moved from the Treasury to the Department of Defense.
The Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications Michael Lowry resigned on November 30, 1996, Prime Minister Bruton took over the management of the ministry. Alan Dukes became the new Minister on December 3rd.
Web links
- Twenty-Seventh Dáil. Department of the Taoiseach, December 4, 2017, accessed March 14, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 1994 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1993, ISBN 3-596-19094-0 , Sp. 95 f .
- ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 1996 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1995, ISBN 3-596-19096-7 , Sp. 342 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, December 15, 1994. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, December 15, 1994. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 24 Jan 1995. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Der Fischer Weltalmanach 1998 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1997, ISBN 3-596-19098-3 , Sp. 361 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1995. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 14, 2020 .
- ^ Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, Feb. 9, 1995. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1995. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, May 23, 1995. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, December 3, 1996. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 4 Dec 1996. Houses of the Oireachtas, accessed March 14, 2020 .